Using ed and ing Adjectives

Using ‘ed’ and

‘ing’ adjectives

doesn’t have to

be upsetting!

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives correctly

is an important part of learning English

as they deal mostly with the way

people feel and the things that make

them feel that way.

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives

Even though there are clear rules of

when to use the ‘ed’ form and when to

use the ‘ing’ form it is very easy to get

confused.

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives

Adjectives that end with ‘ed’ describe

emotions – they tell us how people (or

animals) feel about something.

Adjectives that end with ‘ing’ describe

the thing that causes the emotion.

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives

Pretty easy rules to follow don’t you

think? Yet many people learning

English have problems and use these

adjectives in the completely wrong way.

For instance they will say ‘I am boring’

when they mean ‘I am bored’.

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives

Even with these simple rules things get

even more complicated because these

adjectives are actually the past (ed)

and present (ing) participles of regular

verbs and thus look like verbs.

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives

Want more complications? These verbs

also have noun forms. Did you notice

that ‘complicated’ was used as an

adjective on the previous slide and is

being used in its noun form

‘complication’ here?

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives

So how well do you know how to use

this vocabulary as adjectives, verbs or

nouns.

Try the following quiz and see how you

go.

This is a

________

image:

confused

confused

confusing

confusion

This is a

________

image:

confused

confused

confusing

confusion

I am very

________

today.

tire

tired

tiring

tiredness

I am very

________

today.

tire

tired

tiring

tiredness

The tough

climb was

worth it for the

________

view.

inspire

inspired

inspiring

inspiration

The tough

climb was

worth it for the

________

view.

inspire

inspired

inspiring

inspiration

He looks quite

________

about what’s

going on.

concern (v)

concerned

concerning

concern (n)

He looks quite

________

about what’s

going on.

concern (v)

concerned

concerning

concern (n)

The beach is

a great place

for some rest

and

________ .

relax

relaxed

relaxing

relaxation

The beach is

a great place

for some rest

and

________ .

relax

relaxed

relaxing

relaxation

The climb

was a major

________

because the

sand kept

blowing in

their faces.

challenge (v)

challenged

challenging

challenge (n)

The climb

was a major

________

because the

sand kept

blowing in

their faces.

challenge (v)

challenged

challenging

challenge (n)

You know

unemployment

has reached

________

levels when the

Easter Bunny

has to beg for

work!

perturb

perturbed

perturbing

perturbation

You know

unemployment

has reached

________

levels when the

Easter Bunny

has to beg for

work!

perturb

perturbed

perturbing

perturbation

The clown

was able to

________ the

children in his

audience.

enthrall

enthralled

enthralling

enthrallment

The clown

was able to

________ the

children in his

audience.

enthrall

enthralled

enthralling

enthrallment

The

raspberries

look very

________ .

tempt

tempted

tempting

temptation

The

raspberries

look very

________ .

tempt

tempted

tempting

temptation

He has a very

________

look on his

face.

puzzle (v)

puzzled

puzzling

puzzle (n)

He has a very

________

look on his

face.

puzzle (v)

puzzled

puzzling

puzzle (n)

The band

sought to

________ its

audience with

a spectacular

lighting

effects.

amaze

amazed

amazing

amazement

The band

sought to

________ its

audience with

a spectacular

lighting

effects.

amaze

amazed

amazing

amazement

Being beaten

by a girl! That’s

a ________.

humiliate

humiliated

humiliating

humiliation

Being beaten

by a girl! That’s

a ________.

humiliate

humiliated

humiliating

humiliation

The night sky is

________.

captivate

captivated

captivating

captivation

The night sky is

________.

captivate

captivated

captivating

captivation

We visited a

________ little

town by the sea.

charm (v)

charmed

charming

charm (n)

We visited a

________ little

town by the sea.

charm (v)

charmed

charming

charm (n)

Being face to

face with a tiger

has to be a little

bit ________,

even if it is still

quite young.

unnerve

unnerved

unnerving

Being face to

face with a tiger

has to be a little

bit ________,

even if it is still

quite young.

unnerve

unnerved

unnerving

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives

How did you go. If you got most of

them well done. If not don’t despair.

But if you are a students however it is

quite easy to lose vital marks in

speaking and writing exams (IELTS,

TOEFL, etc.) by getting them confused.

Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives

Native speakers use these words not

by applying rules but simply by habit.

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